TPMS blinking, sensors good

You could also try one of these methods:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/complete-tpms-disable-guide.161292/

There was also thread that shows you how to include a simple switch to turn the system (and the light) off and then press the switch to go back to the way the original TPMS system functions, but I can't find that thread (yet).

 

RESETTING YOUR TOYOTA TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT
Once you properly inflate your tires, your Toyota Corolla or Toyota RAV4 Tire Pressure Light should automatically shut off, but if it remains on, here are few more things you can do to reset your Tire Pressure Monitoring System:

• Drive at or above 50 mph to reset the sensor for 10 minutes. This can cause your sensor to reset the next time you turn on the car.
• With the vehicle off, turn the key to the “On” position, but don’t start the car. Hold the TPMS reset button until the tire pressure light blinks three times, then release it. Start the car and wait 20 minutes for the sensor to refresh. The tire pressure monitor reset button is usually located beneath the steering wheel. If you can’t find it, check the user’s manual.
• Inflate all tires to 3 PSI over their recommended amount, then deflate them completely. Be sure to include the spare tire, as it may have a sensor as well. Once they’re all deflated, reinflate to the recommended tire pressure.
• With the vehicle off, disconnect the positive battery cable with a wrench. Turn the car on and honk the horn for about three seconds. This will discharge any power still stored in the vehicle. Then reconnect the battery

 

Here is the thread with the switch...very useful for those who swap out snow tires, etc.:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2012-tpms-light-disabled.284690/page-9

 

If you didn’t drive it , you didn’t follow directions. No wonder.

 

Feels like more reason to build one of those TPMS PVC pipes to trick the system and to just use regular valve stems on the wheels. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/anyone-built-a-tpms-pipebomb.174922/

Car ownership has always required regularly checking tire PSI and these sensors don't fully eliminate that need for various reasons.

 

I must be the oddball out, I actually like the TPMS system

 

It's a nice concept, until you end up feeling like some entity (car manufacturer, government...) is extorting you to have something that is not essential to your mode of transportation.

Witness the COUNTLESS posts all over the place that show the absolute frustration that the TPMS system causes. And, it's certainly not limited to Toyota.

 

The system wasn't just designed to be a substitute for regular checking with a tire gauge.

It was also designed to warn you of a sudden loss of pressure when you're driving at high speed in traffic on a busy freeway. It gives you time to slow down and get out of traffic onto the shoulder before the tire blows out

 

Update: while rotating my tires today and checking pressure one of the valve stems broke off. Now I have a solid tpms light. So it’s possible I found the culprit sensor.

plan is to order a new one and get it put in and all of them reprogrammed or whatever to the truck.

 

Of course all five sensors appear to still be getting picked up and read by the computer.

I’ll post back when I get the valve stem fixed.